"Even if I am forcing you, what can you do about it?"
Liam's dominant attitude made Anna speechless.
"Indeed, I can't do anything, but the agreement is void since I didn't sign it willingly!”
"The agreement is valid as long as it has your handprint!"
"You are acting like a dictator! Such a disgrace! I can sue you in court for offenses like coercion and limiting other’s freedom." Anna protested loudly, though it looked like a useless struggle to Liam.
Liam started laughing. "You could try, but I doubt anyone will accept the case!"
"I will... appeal it somewhere else if no one in the city dares to accept the case."
"Appeal? Where do you think you can appeal if not even the lawyers here dared to accept the case?"
"Just accept it, Anna!" Liam patted Anna's thin shoulder.
Anna was more certain than before that Liam had been acting weirdly these days to force her into signing the agreement!
She could tell just from the evil grin on his face!
"Liam. Ackman."
Anna glared at him without blinking her eyes.
"Why not read through the details? Since you had signed it, you might as well get familiar with the terms and conditions."
Liam threw the contract to her, acting all businesslike.
Anna flipped through the agreement angrily. "Party B ( Anna Hamilton) has to make herself available whenever party A (Liam Ackman) needs it with no excuse..."
"Liam, explain what you mean by 'whenever you need i t'|«
Anna was pissed. Only idiots will sign this kind of agreement.
Liam put on his evil smile. "Is it that hard to understand? It's exactly what the words mean, literally. I think it’s quite clear."
"I don't understand!" Anna looked through the other pages of the document furiously.
"Party B cannot say no to party A and has to be obedient all the time."
"Party B cannot request to cancel the agreement unless it is raised by party A first.”
"Party B has to be on call 24 hours of the day. Party A should be able to reach party B anytime."
"What is this reserve item?” asked Anna.
"Things that I can add on in the future."
"Liam, you are being unfair!"
"I told you, you have no right to say no."
"You!"
"What? One year's contract?"
Liam nodded. "Yes, only for a year!"
"You!"
"Anything about me?"
Anna was driven mad by him. "You are not being reasonable!"
Liam nodded. "I think I am"
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"But I think you should look further down. Listed below are what I will provide you as compensation."
Anna glared at him and turned to look at the remaining clauses of the agreement. She was stunned. After checking a few times, she raised her head towards him abruptly.
"Really?"
"I swear on my name of Liam Ackman that I will never lie."
Anna looked at him suspiciously. "When did you ever tell the truth?" "It will remain true as long as you follow my orders." Liam raised his eyebrow smugly.
Liam was calm. "I did that spontaneously. Don't treat me like an oracle.”
"Stop denying! You used Lincoln Group as bait to make me sign the agreement. You must have everything planned, that’s why you invited the group o f stakeholders for a meal. You made me give in willingly when I saw the stakeholders being all polite t o you."
"But did you give in willingly to me?" Liam asked again.
"Of course not! You might have made me your slave, but my soul will never be yours to command!"
Liam laughed light-heartedly. "I am fine with having your body. I can't do anything with your soul anyway."
Anna rubbed her aching chest. "Such a disgraceful and immoral person."
"The agreement was signed by you willingly after you read the terms and conditions. Don't blame it on me. If you can't resist the temptation, then it's your fault too."
"Plus don’t forget about the agreement. 'Never oppose what I said...' Maybe I should add one more thing: never be loud when talking to me. I should set a volume limit."
Anna was so angry that she started trembling. She held her fists tight and took several deep breaths. She calmed down finally and asked Liam in a softer tone.
"Why did you draft this agreement? What's the point o f having an agreement?"
Liam was stunned. His dark eyes wandered elsewhere for a moment before he regained his consciousness.
"With the agreement, I can have full control over you. You can't run away from me either."
"What’s with this logic?” Anna tilted her head and looked at him curiously.
Liam's face started to turn cold and his dark eyes were like a blizzard inside.
"Anna Hamilton. I will do what I like. Why do you have to ask so many questions?!"
With this agreement, he will be able to explain all the weird thoughts that he had with Anna.
Sometimes it was not Anna that made him panic but i t was all because of himself.
Liam looked at the clock on the wall. "It's noon now. When will you let me sleep?"
Anna was shocked. She quickly emptied a space beside her. "Come and sleep now! This time you must sleep properly!”
Liam twitched his lips. "Tch, Ok."
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